Marion Harris

Marion Harris

Marion Harris (born Mary Ellen Harrison; April 4, 1896 – April 23, 1944) was an American popular singer who was most successful in the late 1910s and the 1920s. She was the first widely-known white singer to sing jazz and blues songs.

Birth and Death Data: Born April 4, 1896 (Indiana), Died April 23, 1944 (Manhattan)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1916 - 1935

Roles Represented in DAHR: soprano vocal, vocalist, songwriter

Notes: Listed on a handwritten Victor ledger page of 7/31/1916 as "Marrion (sic) Harris; 245 W. 51st Street [New York, NY], Phone- Harlem 3440."

= Recordings are available for online listening.
= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings (Results 76-100 of 179 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Columbia	79961	10-in.	7/25/1921	Sweet cookie	Marion Harris	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, soprano vocal
Columbia	79973	10-in.	9/7/1921	No-one's fool	Marion Harris	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, soprano vocal
Columbia	79974	10-in.	9/7/1921	Cry baby blues	Marion Harris	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, soprano vocal
Columbia	80135	10-in.	1/14/1922	Cuddle-up blues	Marion Harris	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, soprano vocal
Columbia	80147	10-in.	1/19/1922	I've got the wonder where he went and when he's coming back blues	Marion Harris	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, soprano vocal
Columbia	80155	10-in.	1/21/1922	Poor little me	Marion Harris	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, soprano vocal
Columbia	80241	10-in.	3/14/1922	Some sunny day	Marion Harris	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, soprano vocal
Columbia	80277	10-in.	4/5/1922	Malinda Brown	Marion Harris	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, soprano vocal
Columbia	80278	10-in.	4/5/1922	Maybe you think you're fooling baby	Marion Harris	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, soprano vocal
Columbia	80343	10-in.	5/10/1922	Who'll take my place?	Marion Harris	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, soprano vocal
Columbia	80350	10-in.	5/15/1922	Fickle Flo (from Kokomo)	Marion Harris	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, soprano vocal
Columbia	80376	10-in.	6/7/1922	Nobody lied (when they said that I cried over you)	Marion Harris	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, soprano vocal
Columbia	80377	10-in.	6/7/1922	Haunting blues	Marion Harris	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, soprano vocal
Columbia	80411	10-in.	6/21/1922	Away down South	Marion Harris	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, soprano vocal
Columbia	80412	10-in.	6/21/1922	Send back my honeyman	Marion Harris	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, soprano vocal
Brunswick	B7-B10	10-in.	7/18/1924	There’ll be some changes made	Marion Harris	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, soprano vocal
Brunswick	B11-B13	10-in.	7/18/1924	I can’t get the one I want	Marion Harris	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, soprano vocal
Brunswick	8747	10-in.	approximately Sept. 1922	Carolina in the morning	Marion Harris	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, soprano vocal
Brunswick	9009	10-in.	approximately Oct. 1922	Aggravatin' papa	Marion Harris	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, soprano vocal
Brunswick	9027	10-in.	approximately Oct. 1922	Aggravatin' papa	Marion Harris	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, soprano vocal
Brunswick	9290	10-in.	approximately Nov. 1922	Mississippi choo choo	Marion Harris	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, soprano vocal
Brunswick	9478	10-in.	approximately Dec. 1922	Rose of the Rio Grande	Marion Harris	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, soprano vocal
Brunswick	9812	10-in.	approximately Feb. 1923	St. Louis blues	Marion Harris ; Benny Krueger	Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band and saxophone solo	vocalist, soprano vocal
Brunswick	9815	10-in.	approximately Feb. 1923	I ain’t got nobody	Marion Harris ; Benny Krueger	Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band and saxophone solo	vocalist, soprano vocal
Brunswick	[10180a]		3/26/1923	Dearest (You’re the nearest to my heart)	Marion Harris	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, soprano vocal

(Results 76-100 of 179 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Harris, Marion," accessed November 24, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/106624.

Harris, Marion. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 24, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/106624.

"Harris, Marion." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 24 November 2024.